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Do you have an English name? (Is that a requirement in your country too?)
There is a very interesting phenomenon in Taiwan. Almost every English learner is asked to find an English name for English class. Take me for an example, my Chinese first name has a Wei "偉" and my teacher in high school named me Wayne. It is not a bad name, since two names share similar the pronunciation. 

However, not every one has the luxury to be given a suitable name. Some of my students find some weird English names by themselves. A lady, whose name includes a 萍 which pronounces "ping", a homonym to 瓶 meaning a bottle, simply called herself Bottle. Lol. 

A male student called himself "Ready" because his Chinese name sounds exactly like that. Can you imagine that when he did his introduction in my class for the first time, I was totally confused with disbelief by asking him "Are you sure you are Ready?"

P.S. Although currently I don't necessarily ask my students to get English names, I don't encourage them to use their Chinese names either.


My questions are: (for non-native speakers of English)
1. Do you have an English name? (Is that an requirement in your country?)
2. Do you prefer to use your name in your native language or English?

For English native speakers
1. What do you think of this phenomenon?
2. Do you think English teachers have rights to name a person?

4. August 2016
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Japanese Practice - 3 Sentences a Day #4 私は疲れるです。 仕事をしました。 忙しいでした。
11. Juli 2016
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Japanese Practice - 3 Sentences a Day #3 台風は台湾にありました。 今日、仕事ませんでした。 大丈夫です。
8. Juli 2016
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Japanese practice - 3 sentences a day #2 今朝，友達に朝ごはんを食べました。 ニールは私は友達です、学生です。 アメイカレストンへ行きました。
6. Juli 2016
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An Interesting Conversation between two English native speakers

English can be very confusing at times. Let me share a conversation between my two native colleagues tonight. 

A: I am going to have a final exam today.
B: Good for you. Is that the first class or the last class. 
A: Uh...It's the final exam, not the first class. 
B: Yeah, I mean is it on the first or the last class. 
A: Hmm...It's the final exam, so there will be one more class after the test. 
B: Yes, I know that. You teach two classes tonight, right? Is it the first or second one?
A: Oh...it's the second one. (He finally got it!)

Note: 
1. We teach two classes in the evening.
2. There is another class after final exam.
3. The last class can indicate either the last class in the whole course or today.

4. The course ends with one more class after the final exam.

5. Juli 2016
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An Interesting Conversation between English native speakers English can be very confusing at times. Let me share a conversation between my two native colleagues tonight. A: I am going to have a final exam today. B: Good for you. Is that the first class or the last class. A: Uh...It's the final exam, not the first class. B: Yeah, I mean is it on the first or the last class. A: Hmm...It's the final exam, so there will be one more class after the test. B: Yes, I know that. You teach two classes tonight, right? Is it the first or second one? A: Oh...it's the second one. (He finally got it!) Note: 1. We teach two classes in the evening. 2. There is another class after final exam. 3. The last class can indicate either the last class in the whole course or today.
5. Juli 2016
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Japanese Practice - 3 Sentences a day!!! 皆さんこんばんは。 私は趣味わ英語と日本語をならします。 私は日本語を勉強中。
5. Juli 2016
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